Politics

[ad_1] SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn warns some people going on holiday will not be able to vote. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The BBC's analysis editor looks at what the number of independent candidates at the general election reveals about our political system. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] 2 hours agoBy Verify team, BBC NewsGetty ImagesBy Friday, we'll know who's won the general election. But over the course of the campaign, parties in Scotland have made all sorts of claims in an effort to persuade voters to back them. The areas they've covered include health care, public spending and the environment.We examined some of the claims. The SNP: 'The arbitrary Tory fiscal rules, adopted by Labour, bake in £18bn

[ad_1] As polling day approaches, political posts are popping up across social media.Some accurate, others false and misleading. How can you decode what’s being pushed to your feeds this general election?The BBC’s Disinformation and Social Media correspondent Marianna Spring has some top tips and talks through the tactics she’s spotted on the social media feeds of Undercover Voter accounts she created. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] Rishi Sunak says he has "absolutely not" given up on winning the general election on 4 July, despite talking about the prospect of a Labour "super majority".The prime minister told the BBC his party had not "got everything right" and said he understood people's frustrations with him and the Conservatives.However, he said people should be "alive" to the "danger" of a Labour government and warned the public against sleepwalking

[ad_1] Rishi Sunak said there was a “danger" of a Labour government that he did not want the UK to sleepwalk into.The Conservative leader told BBC political editor Chris Mason that could lead to taxes going up, plus a lack of pension protection and migration controls.He said he understood voters' frustrations with himself and with his party. [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The BBC, like other broadcasters, is not allowed to report details of campaigning or election issues while polls are open on the day of the general election, 4 July.The BBC prepares detailed election guidelines which are written and published for each election, and they include guidance about polling day. On polling day, the BBC does not report on any of the election campaigns from 06:00 BST until polls close

[ad_1] 2 hours agoBy Henry Zeffman, @hzeffman, Chief political correspondentBBCThere’s just three days to go until this general election campaign draws to a close and the fate of Britain’s leading politicians passes to the voters.This is not a moment where the scope of the campaign suddenly widens. Instead it narrows as the parties - especially the two main parties - hone in on the core messages they hope will appeal to the crucial

[ad_1] The Labour leader said he would be happy to judged on his record over public services and the economy after five years in power. Sir Keir Starmer said his track record as a party leader was "clear", but "almost nothing is working better" than when the Tories took office. [ad_2] Source link